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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Temple in Bishnupur, West Bengal, India}}<br />
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| location = [[Bishnupur, Bankura|Bishnupur]]<br />
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| district = [[Bankura district|Bankura]]<br />
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| architecture_type = [[Bengal temple architecture]]<br />
| architecture_style = ''[[ek-ratna]]'' style<br />
| founded_by = [[Bir Singha Dev]]<br />
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| established = {{Start date and age|1658}}<br />
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| designation1 = Monuments of National Importance (India) <br />
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'''Lalji Temple''', Located in [[Bishnupur, Bankura|Bishnupur]] in [[India|Indian]] state of [[West Bengal]].<br />
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== History and architecture ==<br />
According to the inscriptional plaque found in the temple, the temple was founded in 1658 by [[Bir Singha Dev]] King of [[Mallabhum]]. The Temple is built in the ''Ek-ratna'' style temple architecture.{{sfn|Biswas|1992|pp=16}}<ref>{{cite web |title=ASI, Kolkata Circle |url=https://www.asikolkata.in/bankura.aspx#Lalji |website=www.asikolkata.in}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><br />
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Among the stone-built eka-ratna temples, this example is enclosed by a covered ambulatory, with three arched entrances that retain traces of ornamental detailing on their upper portions. Dedicated to Sri Radhika and Sri Krishna, it is raised on a large plinth and follows a square plan, each side measuring approximately 12.3 metres, with an overall height of 12.3 metres. The roof slopes gently on all four sides and supports a single tower above. Although the front wall was originally decorated with ornamental motifs, only fragments of these designs remain today.{{sfn|Biswas|1992|pp=16}}<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal |last=Prasad |first=Dr. Sanjay |title=Bishnupur: A Town of Terracotta Temple and Artistic Excellence |url=https://www.ijhsss.com/files/11.-Sanjay-Prasad.pdf |journal=International Journal of Humanities & Social Science Studies |volume=8 |issue=3 |pages=103}}</ref><br />
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Currently, it is preserved as one of the archaeological monuments by the [[Archaeological Survey of India]].<ref>{{cite web |title=ASI, Kolkata Circle |url=https://www.asikolkata.in/bankura.aspx#Kalachand |website=www.asikolkata.in}}</ref> Since 1998, the Lalji Temple is on the [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site|World Heritage Site's]] [[List of World Heritage Sites in India|Tentative list]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Centre |first=UNESCO World Heritage |title=Temples at Bishnupur, West Bengal |url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/1087/ |access-date=2024-09-03 |website=UNESCO World Heritage Centre |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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File:Lalji Temple, Bishnupur 01 05.jpg<br />
File:Bishnupur Laljiu Temple Bishnupur West Bengal 21.jpg<br />
File:Lalji Temple Bishnupur (38270681396).jpg<br />
File:Lalji temple of Bishnupur 13.jpg<br />
File:Lalji temple of Bishnupur 18.jpg<br />
File:Wall of lalji Temple 2.jpg<br />
File:Wall of lalji Temple 1.jpg<br />
File:Unfinished mandir, Lalji temple.jpg<br />
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==References==<br />
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==Sources==<br />
*{{cite book |last1=Biswas |first1=S. S. |title=Bishnupur |date=1992 |publisher=Director General, Archaeological Survey of India |edition=University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MypxFqTmRsgC |language=en}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
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[[Category:Mallabhum temples]]<br />
[[Category:Bishnupur, Bankura]]<br />
[[Category:Hindu temples in Bankura district]]<br />
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Bankura district]]<br />
[[Category:Temples in Bishnupur, Bankura]]</div>
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